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diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index fa5df863..c25a8791 100644
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -40,11 +40,19 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
   {
     to_find="$1"; shift
     local WHICHER="$(\which which 2>/dev/null)"
+#>&2 echo "got whicher as: $WHICHER"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       # there is no which command here.  we produce nothing due to this.
       echo
+      return 2
     fi
-    echo $($WHICHER $to_find 2>/dev/null)
+    local sporkenz  # must be defined local here, before call, or we don't get exit value?!
+    sporkenz=$($WHICHER "$to_find" 2>/dev/null)
+#>&2 echo "broken with this line, but here is exit val: $?"
+    local err=$?
+#>&2 echo "got whicher as: $WHICHER"
+    echo $sporkenz
+    return $err
   }
 
   # makes a directory of the name specified and then tries to change the
@@ -768,11 +776,11 @@ return 0
   {
     count=$1; shift
     if [ -z "$count" ]; then
-      count=79
+      count=$(($COLUMNS - 1))
     fi
     echo
     local i
-    for ((i=0; i < $count - 1; i++)); do
+    for ((i=0; i < $count; i++)); do
       echo -n "="
     done
     echo
@@ -940,7 +948,10 @@ return 0
   ##############
 
   # space 'em all: fixes naming for all of the files of the appropriate types
-  # in the directories specified.
+  # in the directories specified.  we skip any file with a dot in front, to
+  # respect their hidden nature.  currently the set of files we'll rename is
+  # very boutique; it's in this function, and just happens to be the types of
+  # files we work with a lot.
   function spacemall() {
     local -a dirs=("${@}")
     if [ ${#dirs[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -951,9 +962,11 @@ return 0
 #hmmm: any way to do the below more nicely or reusably?
 #hmmm: yes!  a variable with a list of files that are considered TEXT_FILE_EXTENSIONS or something like that.
 #hmmm: yes continued!  also a variable for BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS to avoid those, where we need to in other scripts.
+#hmmm: wait, we actually have a mix here, since this is a renaming function and not a searching function; get it straight!
+#hmmm: would the composition of those two types of extensions cover all the files i want to rename?  they have to be "important".
     find "${dirs[@]}" -follow -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type f -and -not -iname ".[a-zA-Z0-9]*" | \
         grep -i \
-"csv\|doc\|docx\|eml\|html\|jpeg\|jpg\|m4a\|mov\|mp3\|ods\|odt\|pdf\|png\|ppt\|pptx\|rtf\|txt\|vsd\|vsdx\|xls\|xlsx\|xml\|zip" | \
+"csv\|doc\|docx\|eml\|html\|jpeg\|jpg\|m4a\|mov\|mp3\|odp\|ods\|odt\|pdf\|png\|ppt\|pptx\|rtf\|txt\|vsd\|vsdx\|xls\|xlsx\|xml\|zip" | \
         sed -e 's/^/"/' | sed -e 's/$/"/' | \
         xargs bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/spacem.sh"
     # drop the temp file now that we're done.